Gandhifighter without a sword

December 21, 2018 - 0 Comments

Gandhi, one of the worlds greatest figures, has already become a legend. In this book Jeanette Eaton shows him as a human being. While still a young man, Gandhi adopted the austere way of living that was until the day he died. He did not want comforts and luxuries when so many of his countrymen lived in terrible poverty. He ate only the most frugal diet and in his later years wore a peasants costume. But he himself was anything but austere. Laughter was to him lifes most healing gift, even when it was directed against himself.

When young Indian children become a certain age and their body is mature enough they are allowed to get married. Gandhi was described very short and skinny with his dark eyes. He had noticed everything in his path and along the way. It was very hard for the people in the village to do anything near early dawn because only oil lamps gave off light. Gandhi had a younger brother. Before Gandhi had gone to high school he had been used to putting the jasmine wreaths on the images of Shiva and Krishna and Radha. Now every day that he has gone to school he snatchs his breakfast and leaves. Everyday before he enters the temple him and his brother slip their slippers of before they enter the temple. In this way the day began in a small town in western India. Although it was many years ago, the majority of Indian people live in much the same way now. The climate is so warm that as much work as possible is done in the early hours. Therefore many schools open soon after daybreak and, like shops and offices, close in the heat of the day. Gandhi, like any other Indian boys took being married, and going to school for granted because education was very hard for people to learn and to get a good job to not work on the fields day and night. Gandhi was very happy for that he was married to Kasturbai (his wife) because she had changed his life in both work wise and study wise. Whenever Kasturbai is along she goes to Gandhis mother for advice how to live her life and how she can improve her marriage with Gandhi. The family would have meetings ever night to discuss how work, and school was.When Gandhi became the main leader of his land everybody came to him for advice and leadership to fight many laws. Gandhi was fighting to reduce the taxes on the families and for men to earn an equal amount as people in America. Gandhi intended to form an ambulance corps for service in the British army. This was the announcement that so stunned his followers. He made it in a speech to the natal Indian congress soon after the outbreak of war. Two sentences explained his attitude. Our one hope of freedom as a people he said is through development within the British Empire. Therefore we must help defend it. Some listeners were convinced by his argument. Others were willing to follow him blindly. Soon eight hundred indentured workers and three hundred free Indians were serving under the British flag in camps and hospitals. When Japan conquered Burma and threatened India on the hand and china on the other, inaction became intolerable. Even Gandhi began to feel that his pacifism might stand in the way of Indias future position among the nations fighting for freedom. Gandhi lived happy and comfortable with his wife and 2 kids. My opinion of the book is that is was exciting in most parts. It covered the details of Gandhis life and how he lived it with his familyBibliography: